¨&&&&&&&¨& ¨¨&¨&¨¨&&¨
&¨&&&&&&¨& ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨¨&&&&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& the honey is a condensation of a thick &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& liquid, inherent to all mazes. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ######################################## &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& mainly collected by the lizardfolk of &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& the kirugu vargir desert, in the &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& underlying tunnels. it's use and &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& possession is illegal within the city. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& -------------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& - properties - &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& -------------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& the honey is a reddish amber, very &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& viscous (but still pourable). it smells &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& slightly of eucalyptus, and has a &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& mostly bitter taste. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& it's highly addictive, and possess &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& strong psychotropic effects. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& -------------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& - collection - &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& -------------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& the honey materializes in vaccuums &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& within any labyrinthine space. the more &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& folded and ambiguous, the faster it &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& emerges. the cavernous systems under &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& the desert of kirugu serves this &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& purpose very well - the lizards use &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& pumps to empty small boxes or jars of &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& air, which then are left overnight and &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& harvested the next day. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& veszelle city to keep a few jars (often &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& made for this purpose). however, these &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& may take weeks to fill. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ------------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& - as a drug - &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ------------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ¨ one spoon ¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& the drug is used by the lizards in &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& these small (but often continuous) &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& doses. this heightens the senses &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& somewhat but at the cost of a lessened &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ability to multi-task - context &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& switching might take longer and be more &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& confusing. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& ¨ four spoons ¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& multitasking becomes very hard (the &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& thought does not occur). senses more &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& acute but "unimportant" (ignored). &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& inner perceptions take the upper hand, &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& abstraction and memory faculties are &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& sharpened severely. slight telepathy &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& sense of thirst dissappears. still easy &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& to move around the body (if so &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& inclined). &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& ¨ seven spoons ¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& the honey eater becomes unresponsive to &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& normal stimuli, but able to override &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& their own senses with dreamlike &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& imagery. sharing of thoughts with other &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& eaters, mood reading of those who stay &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& sober (worth noting that the thoughts &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& are very fragmented and hard to &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& decipher, unless you are at a similar &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& level of spoons). at this point the &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& body is hard to move, and starts losing &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& water. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ¨ nine spoons and above ¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& overdose. body losing water quickly, &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& and is completely unable to move. there &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& is intermittent thought sharing with &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& sober persons (although &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& unintelligible). memeories are sharded &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& or not formed. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ----------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& - dangers - &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ----------- &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& most deaths are due to loss of water - &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& thirst is one of the last senses to &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& restable after coming down, often gone &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& for up to twenty four hours. at higher &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& doses it's hard to move, even if you &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& would remember drinking (which is also &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& made harder by the attention focusing &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& properties of the honey). &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& people are known to suffer injuries &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& from being still in unfavourable &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& climates for too long, sometimes to the &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& point of death. another danger is &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& actually locomotion of the body... &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& walking around is still somewhat &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& possible after losing sight, which have &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& lead to seveal falls. additionally, &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& robberies of the intoxicated are common. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& to die of pure overdose (on the scale &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& of jars of honey) before being killed &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& by thirst. there are rumors that this &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& leaves "ghosts", who will still share &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& their thoughts long after their bodies &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& are dead and gone. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨